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Release date: September 27, 2004 in
Europe - Mayan Records MYNCD030 (Sanctuary) Barcode: 5050361403021
THE 1996 DEP SESSIONS
8 tracks of previously unreleased Tony Iommi material featuring the singer Glenn Hughes is scheduled for release on 28th September 2004 on Sanctuary Records under the title “The 1996 DEP Sessions”.
Read the exclusive story behind the release here first!:
In 1996 Tony Iommi was writing for his solo album and looking around for singers who might do justice to his music.
Tony and Glenn Hughes had stayed in touch since the “7th Star” album and they arranged to meet, write and see what came up. These songs were recorded as a set of demos in Coventry and Birmingham in the autumn of 1996, the bulk of them at DEP Studios, owned by local band UB40.
The original players were Tony, Glenn (who sang and played bass), drummer Dave Holland and keyboard contributions by Don Airey, Geoff Nicholls and engineer Mike Exeter. No proper mixes were undertaken and both Tony and Glenn pursued other paths, although occasional conversations took place regarding the quality of the material and their possible release.
In the meantime a very poor quality bootleg CD became available on the web which was missing some of the tracks and made from a stolen cassette.
The tapes were then stored until early 2004 when Tony reviewed the multi-tracks in his home studio with a view to releasing them, and setting the record straight.
With new drums by Jimmy Copley (who had played on Tony’s “Iommi” album), Tony and the original engineer Mike Exeter then got down to mixing the CD, stripping the original performances back to basics and giving them a clean feel.
Everyone who heard the work in progress was amazed at what had been unearthed and in a meeting with his label, Sanctuary, Tony played some of the roughs to Cory Brennan and Merck Mercuriadis who both jumped at the chance to release the album.
As soon as Tony finishes headlining Ozzfest with Black Sabbath he’ll start recording his next solo album for a release in the Spring of 2005. In the meantime be prepared to be amazed that what was stored for eight years can sound this good.
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TRACKS AND
MUSICIANS
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1.
Gone
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4:30
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2.
From Another World
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6:26
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3.
Don't You Tell Me
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4:20
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4.
Don't Drag The River
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4:35
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5.
Fine
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5:08
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6.
Time is The Healer
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4:20
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7.
I'm Not The Same Man
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4:19
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8.
It Falls Through Me
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4:59
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Musicians:
Glenn Hughes (Vocals, Bass)
Tony Iommi (Guitars)
Don Airey (Keyboards)
Geoff Nicholls (Keyboards)
Jimmy Copeland (Drums)
